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Microsoft has announced starting next week in the US a digital copy of Forza Motorsport 5 will be included with purchases of Xbox One. For a limited time the bundle will run you $499.99. Check with you local retailer for more details. Via Major Nelson.

Sony has announced it will close 20 of its Sony Electronics stores across North America. Of the 5,000 employees being laid-off worldwide, it’s reported that 1,000 of those were employed at the stores being shuttered. Sony said 11 store locations will remain open, and the other closures were needed “to maintain its competitiveness in an […]

Nintendo has announced 3DS game sales were up 45% in 2013, compared to 2012, and lifetime sales of 3DS hardware systems were over 11.5 million in the US alone. According to Nintendo’s figures, customers purchased 16 million combined packaged and digital Nintendo 3DS games in 2013. The firm also touted the fact that seven of […]

A German League of Legends player was searched, detained and turned back by US border control on his way to an eSports tournament in California, an experience he has described as the worst in his life.

Microsoft announced sell-through of more than 2 million Xbox One units worldwide this morning, matching Sony’s 2.1 million PS4 units sold, during the console’s first 18 days on the market. According to Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Colin Sebastian, the trade firm expects “relatively balanced sales” for both consoles by the end of the launch […]

Toys’R’Us has confirmed it will have both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One units in stock this week. Even more delightfully, the stock will be sold online only, so you don’t have to jostle elbows with the hoi polloi; just hit refresh a gazillion times. The fresh stock will go on sale at 12:01am ET tonight, […]

GameStop has said it expects Sony to move 2 million or so more PS4 consoles by the end of the quarter. The figure was dropped during a call to investors this afternoon to discuss the firm’s latest financial figures, and notes its current allocation of consoles have sold out. The firm concluded that there are […]

NPD has said in addition to the $1.30 billion spent in the US on new physical video and PC game software during the July – September period, total consumer spend on other physical forms of content (used and rental) reached $436 million, and content in digital format generated $1.72 billion.

Black Friday deals have started popping up for various US retailers and at Best Buy, if you are in the market for a new PS3, has great deal for a 500GB system with Batman: Arkham Origins and The Last of Us for $199.

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Microsoft has announced starting next week in the US a digital copy of Forza Motorsport 5 will be included with purchases of Xbox One. For a limited time the bundle will run you $499.99. Check with you local retailer for more details. Via Major Nelson.

Sony has announced it will close 20 of its Sony Electronics stores across North America. Of the 5,000 employees being laid-off worldwide, it’s reported that 1,000 of those were employed at the stores being shuttered. Sony said 11 store locations will remain open, and the other closures were needed “to maintain its competitiveness in an […]

Nintendo has announced 3DS game sales were up 45% in 2013, compared to 2012, and lifetime sales of 3DS hardware systems were over 11.5 million in the US alone. According to Nintendo’s figures, customers purchased 16 million combined packaged and digital Nintendo 3DS games in 2013. The firm also touted the fact that seven of […]

A German League of Legends player was searched, detained and turned back by US border control on his way to an eSports tournament in California, an experience he has described as the worst in his life.

Microsoft announced sell-through of more than 2 million Xbox One units worldwide this morning, matching Sony’s 2.1 million PS4 units sold, during the console’s first 18 days on the market. According to Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Colin Sebastian, the trade firm expects “relatively balanced sales” for both consoles by the end of the launch […]

Toys’R’Us has confirmed it will have both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One units in stock this week. Even more delightfully, the stock will be sold online only, so you don’t have to jostle elbows with the hoi polloi; just hit refresh a gazillion times. The fresh stock will go on sale at 12:01am ET tonight, […]

GameStop has said it expects Sony to move 2 million or so more PS4 consoles by the end of the quarter. The figure was dropped during a call to investors this afternoon to discuss the firm’s latest financial figures, and notes its current allocation of consoles have sold out. The firm concluded that there are […]

NPD has said in addition to the $1.30 billion spent in the US on new physical video and PC game software during the July – September period, total consumer spend on other physical forms of content (used and rental) reached $436 million, and content in digital format generated $1.72 billion.

Black Friday deals have started popping up for various US retailers and at Best Buy, if you are in the market for a new PS3, has great deal for a 500GB system with Batman: Arkham Origins and The Last of Us for $199.

Sony has started placing PlayStation 4 kiosks around the the US where today select Sony Stores with have an ‘Experience PlayStation’, er, well, station set up. “Thousands” more are coming to other stores, like Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart. Some of the game you will be able to get your mitts on include Contrast, […]

Sony has released the August 2013 PSN Top Sellers charts for both the US and UK, and DuckTales Remastered topped the US combined charts and the PSN charts in Europe, with PayDay 2 topping the PS3 full game downloads charts in the region.

Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two has issued a statement following fresh claims surrounding the link between games and violent acts. It comes as the shooting of an 87-year-old Louisiana at the hands of an eight-year-old was pinned on GTA 4.

Danny “Shiphtur” Le of Edmonton, Canada is the first eSports competitor to secure a US visa based on his status as an internationally recognised athlete, the LA Times reports. Riot announced in July that after a lengthy process the US had agreed to recognise League of Legends players as professional athletes, Thanks, Kotaku.

Sony has released the July 2013 PSN Top Sellers charts for both the US and UK, and Shadow of the Colossus topped the US combined charts and while The Last of US remained at number one on the Full PS3 game downloads chart in Europe.